Pettis vs Pitbull

Who won Pettis vs Pitbull?

Sergio Pettis beat Patricio Pitbull by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of Bellator 297, on Friday 16th June 2023 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Sergio Pettis.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

This contest was for the Bellator bantamweight championship.

Pettis vs Pitbull stats

Sergio Pettis stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Patricio Pitbull made his way to the cage with a record of 35 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

Sergio Pettis' Bellator record stood at 5-1-0, while Patricio Pitbull's came in at 23-6-0.

The stats suggested Pitbull had an advantage in power over Pettis, with a 31% knock out percentage over Pettis' 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pitbull had an advantage over Pettis, with a 34% submission rate over Pettis' 18%.

Sergio Pettis was the younger man by 6 years, at 30 years old.

Pettis had 4-inch reach advantage.

Pettis was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 7 years and 6 months later than Pitbull, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 28 less professional rounds, 79 to Pitbull's 107.

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What were the odds on Pettis vs Pitbull?

Sergio Pettis was a 6/5 (+120) underdog going into the contest, while Patricio Pitbull made his way into the ring at 3/5 (-160) with oddsmakers.